The invention discloses a networking method and a networking device. The networking method is applied to the networking device. The networking device is respectively connected with at least one business switch and at least one streaming media server. The networking method comprises the steps that networking configuration information of the at least one streaming media server is configured through a configuration module in the networking device; the networking configuration information is obtained through a control module in the networking device; and a switching module is arranged through the control module by means of an arrangement interface of the switching module on the basis of the networking configuration information.